Project Manager Jobs in the East of England

Project Manager
England > East of England

The median Project Manager salary in the East of England is £54,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 40 80 102
Rank change year-on-year +40 +22 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 281 182 202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 4.60% 3.39% 3.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.89% 4.04% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 216 97 98
10th Percentile £34,775 £42,900 £42,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +4.27% +5.50%
75th Percentile £64,063 £63,750 £68,438
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title 5,742 4,510 6,032
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 84.06% 93.64%
Number of salaries quoted 4,381 2,254 2,870
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,284 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £77,050
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the East of England

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the East of England.

Salary trend for Project Manager in the East of England

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the East of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the East of England

Project Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +11 87 £54,000 -1.82% 30
Essex +39 59 £57,500 +18.49% 12
Cambridgeshire +40 55 £47,000 -14.55% 17
Bedfordshire +73 35 £53,000 -15.20% 10
Norfolk -13 28 £50,000 -17.76% 11
Suffolk -2 17 £45,000 -25.50% 5
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East of England region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 178 (63.35%) Project Management
2 117 (41.64%) Social Skills
3 91 (32.38%) Agile
4 88 (31.32%) PRINCE2
5 85 (30.25%) Project Delivery
6 73 (25.98%) Finance
7 51 (18.15%) Problem-Solving
8 49 (17.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 49 (17.44%) Change Management
9 45 (16.01%) Business Case
10 44 (15.66%) Risk Management
10 44 (15.66%) Degree
11 38 (13.52%) Waterfall
12 32 (11.39%) Manufacturing
13 29 (10.32%) Microsoft
13 29 (10.32%) Presentation Skills
14 27 (9.61%) ITIL
15 25 (8.90%) Marketing
15 25 (8.90%) Project Planning
15 25 (8.90%) Customer Service
16 24 (8.54%) Continuous Improvement
16 24 (8.54%) SDLC
17 22 (7.83%) PMO
17 22 (7.83%) JIRA
18 21 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
19 20 (7.12%) Telecoms
20 19 (6.76%) Microsoft Excel
20 19 (6.76%) Scrum
20 19 (6.76%) Analytical Skills
21 18 (6.41%) Aerospace

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (5.34%) CMS
2 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (6.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.34%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (4.27%) AutoCAD
4 11 (3.91%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.71%) InDesign
6 2 (0.71%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.07%) Primavera
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.85%) AWS
1 8 (2.85%) Azure
2 4 (1.42%) PaaS
2 4 (1.42%) SaaS
3 3 (1.07%) OCI
3 3 (1.07%) Power Platform
4 2 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.36%) ClickUp
5 1 (0.36%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.98%) Wireless
2 12 (4.27%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (3.56%) LTE
3 10 (3.56%) TETRA
4 6 (2.14%) Extranet
5 4 (1.42%) Firewall
5 4 (1.42%) Internet
5 4 (1.42%) Intranet
6 3 (1.07%) Network Security
7 2 (0.71%) LAN
7 2 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.71%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.07%) Power BI
1 3 (1.07%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 22 (7.83%) JIRA
2 2 (0.71%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 117 (41.64%) Social Skills
2 73 (25.98%) Finance
3 32 (11.39%) Manufacturing
4 29 (10.32%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (8.90%) Marketing
6 20 (7.12%) Telecoms
7 19 (6.76%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (6.41%) Aerospace
9 17 (6.05%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (4.98%) Public Sector
11 12 (4.27%) Billing
12 11 (3.91%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (3.56%) Electronics
14 9 (3.20%) Back Office
14 9 (3.20%) Legal
14 9 (3.20%) Retail
15 8 (2.85%) Automotive
15 8 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (2.49%) Local Government
17 4 (1.42%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.71%) CSS
1 2 (0.71%) HTML
1 2 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (0.71%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (6.05%) Digital Signage
3 16 (5.69%) Driving Licence
4 6 (2.14%) Client/Server
5 5 (1.78%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.78%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.07%) NHS
7 2 (0.71%) FMCG
7 2 (0.71%) Life Science
7 2 (0.71%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (0.71%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.71%) PMI
7 2 (0.71%) Satnav
7 2 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.36%) Home Automation
8 1 (0.36%) Smart Home
8 1 (0.36%) Social Media
8 1 (0.36%) Solar Energy
8 1 (0.36%) Solar Power
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.63%) Android
2 10 (3.56%) Windows
3 9 (3.20%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.42%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (63.35%) Project Management
2 91 (32.38%) Agile
3 88 (31.32%) PRINCE2
4 85 (30.25%) Project Delivery
5 51 (18.15%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (17.44%) Change Management
6 49 (17.44%) Stakeholder Management
7 45 (16.01%) Business Case
8 44 (15.66%) Risk Management
9 38 (13.52%) Waterfall
10 27 (9.61%) ITIL
11 25 (8.90%) Customer Service
11 25 (8.90%) Project Planning
12 24 (8.54%) Continuous Improvement
12 24 (8.54%) SDLC
13 19 (6.76%) Scrum
14 16 (5.69%) Budgeting
14 16 (5.69%) Roadmaps
15 15 (5.34%) Customer Requirements
16 13 (4.63%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.71%) Python
2 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (0.36%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (15.66%) Degree
2 17 (6.05%) PMI Certification
3 15 (5.34%) PMP
4 13 (4.63%) Security Cleared
5 10 (3.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 8 (2.85%) HNC
6 8 (2.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 6 (2.14%) DBS Check
7 6 (2.14%) HND
8 5 (1.78%) RIBA
9 4 (1.42%) APMP
9 4 (1.42%) NVQ Level 3
10 2 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.71%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.36%) PhD
11 1 (0.36%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.36%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.83%) PMO
2 10 (3.56%) QA
3 8 (2.85%) GDPR
3 8 (2.85%) SLA
4 7 (2.49%) COSHH
4 7 (2.49%) NEBOSH
5 4 (1.42%) IEC 62304
5 4 (1.42%) ISO 13485
5 4 (1.42%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.07%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (0.71%) Firmware
Vendors
1 29 (10.32%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.63%) SAP
3 11 (3.91%) Oracle
4 10 (3.56%) BT
5 6 (2.14%) Progress
6 5 (1.78%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.71%) Adobe